Household Types in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Worcester County and Fitchburg
Fitchburg
Worcester County
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family241.987223%49.423040%41.987223%42.0%6,17816.399348%12.208630%16.399348%16.4%2,4135.491369%4.509006%5.491369%5.5%80827.001495%27.145518%27.001495%27.0%3,9739.120565%6.713805%9.120565%9.1%1,342
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Worcester County and Fitchburg
Fitchburg
Worcester County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads55.367913%69.709572%55.367913%55.4%2,29535.536791%23.621552%35.536791%35.5%1,4739.095296%6.668876%9.095296%9.1%377

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Worcester County and Fitchburg
Fitchburg
Worcester County
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children228.170450%28.906121%28.170450%28.2%4,14571.326628%70.659921%71.326628%71.3%10,49510.5k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Worcester County and Fitchburg
Fitchburg
Worcester County
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Other3White4Black3Hispanic5Mixed3-13.397129%-1.674641%-12.440191%-3.110048%-7.273071%-5.875130%-12.411448%-7.159724%-30.622010%31%69.377990%67.280627%69.377990%69%418-31.598513%-7.434944%-7.558860%-10.904585%-27.131423%-8.096509%-26.679040%-7.586127%-57.496902%57%42.503098%30.506902%42.503098%43%807-12.755291%-5.662830%-29.827330%-9.339027%-10.228502%-4.088864%-27.762738%-6.629937%-57.584478%58%42.415522%51.289958%42.415522%42%10,77210.8k-21.728972%-4.906542%-25.467290%-9.813084%-24.766355%-8.173322%-26.907392%-7.587086%-61.915888%62%38.084112%32.565845%38.084112%38%428-25.777332%-4.463390%-22.968907%-9.679037%-28.167681%-4.536849%-27.146721%-6.382691%-62.888666%63%37.111334%33.766058%37.111334%37%1,994-41.016949%-7.118644%-27.118644%-0.000000%-20.524202%-8.116677%-28.640879%-7.461425%-75.254237%75%24.745763%35.256817%24.745763%25%295
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Tract in Fitchburg

Married Household Types by Tract#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
16%24%31%38%45%53%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
7.9%11.0%14.2%17.3%20.4%23.5%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
2.5%4.2%5.9%7.6%9.2%11.0%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
18%26%33%40%47%54%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
3.9%6.1%8.3%10.4%12.6%14.8%

With Children Household Types by Tract#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
14.8%18.6%22.3%26.0%29.8%33.5%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Fitchburg

Married Household Types by Block Group#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
12%24%36%48%59%71%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%18%26%35%44%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.6%7.2%10.8%14.4%18.0%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
9%20%31%41%51%62%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%13%20%27%34%
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Map of Household Types by Block in Fitchburg

Married Household Types by Block#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Male Household Types by Block#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

One-Person Household Types by Block#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%
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Household Types by County Subdivision in the Worcester Area

There are 75 county subdivisions in the Worcester Area. This section compares Fitchburg to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Worcester Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fitchburg. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 5,178.

Married by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Fitchburg, selected other county subdivisions in the Worcester Area, and entities that contain Fitchburg
0%20%40%60%Count#MendonHarvardNorthboroughSouthboroughWoodstockSterlingRutlandHoldenLancasterTown of UptonSuttonSturbridgeWestboroughAshburnhamCharltonWestminsterBrooklynShrewsburyBlackstoneDouglasHopedaleWinchendonGraftonTempletonLunenburgW BoylstonUxbridgeMillburyThompsonPlainfieldAuburnWarrenTown of BarreNorthbridgeSpencerDudleyLeicesterMilfordWorcesterWorcesterUnited StatesOxfordNew EnglandNortheastMassachusettsWebsterLeominsterKillinglyZIP 01420FitchburgFitchburgFitchburgClintonTown of AtholSouthbridge TownPutnamGardnerWorcesterWindham77.733598%77.733598%78%1,564171.658866%71.658866%72%1,378269.005277%69.005277%69%3,531368.978979%68.978979%69%2,297467.239186%67.239186%67%2,114565.278783%65.278783%65%1,803665.123564%65.123564%65%1,871765.102639%65.102639%65%4,218863.873684%63.873684%64%1,517963.300037%63.300037%63%1,7111062.994087%62.994087%63%2,0241162.965019%62.965019%63%2,2681262.868137%62.868137%63%4,2481361.366743%61.366743%61%1,3471460.757137%60.757137%61%2,9371560.439944%60.439944%60%1,7311660.439932%60.439932%60%1,7861760.422961%60.422961%60%7,8001859.228238%59.228238%59%1,9801958.788071%58.788071%59%1,8532058.728070%58.728070%59%1,3392158.469520%58.469520%58%2,2542258.278243%58.278243%58%3,9672357.582282%57.582282%58%1,8722457.578602%57.578602%58%2,4542557.295720%57.295720%57%1,1782656.866953%56.866953%57%2,6502755.629391%55.629391%56%2,9302855.552553%55.552553%56%2,0562955.429584%55.429584%55%3,1293054.691566%54.691566%55%3,5733153.475104%53.475104%53%1,0313252.502607%52.502607%53%1,0073351.271951%51.271951%51%3,1243451.235480%51.235480%51%2,4263551.051965%51.051965%51%2,0143650.947272%50.947272%51%2,2323750.478685%50.478685%50%5,5893849.423040%49.423040%49%149,650150k49.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.116214%48.116214%48%2,5673947.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M43.788344%43.788344%44%2,8554043.269921%43.269921%43%7,2334143.059937%43.059937%43%3,0034241.987223%41.987223%42%6,17841.987223%41.987223%42%6,17841.987223%41.987223%42%6,17841.987223%41.987223%42%6,1784341.253124%41.253124%41%2,3114440.846251%40.846251%41%1,9504537.483541%37.483541%37%2,5624637.283312%37.283312%37%1,4414736.701156%36.701156%37%3,0154833.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k4930.137300%30.137300%30%2,63450
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Massachusetts

There are 357 county subdivisions in Massachusetts. This section compares Fitchburg to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fitchburg. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 33,526.

Married by County Subdivision#28

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Fitchburg, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Fitchburg
0%20%40%60%Count#AndoverBillericaNewtonShrewsburyChelmsfordPlymouthNatickDartmouthMethuen TownBraintree TownArlingtonWoburnAttleboroWorcesterBarnstable TownWorcesterWestfieldMarlboroughUnited StatesFraminghamNew EnglandPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsBeverlyMaldenMedfordWeymouth TownLeominsterWatertown TownTauntonBrooklineZIP 01420FitchburgFitchburgFitchburgHaverhillWalthamRandolphEverettChicopeeQuincyRevereLynnBrocktonPittsfieldSalemLowellAmherstWorcesterHolyokeFall RiverNew BedfordCambridgeChelseaSomervilleLawrenceSpringfieldBoston64.299204%64.299204%64%7,831162.531106%62.531106%63%8,795261.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k360.422961%60.422961%60%7,800459.126433%59.126433%59%8,095557.330166%57.330166%57%12,54912.5k655.385600%55.385600%55%7,785753.731735%53.731735%54%6,141853.271243%53.271243%53%9,266950.897073%50.897073%51%7,0071050.884624%50.884624%51%9,4911150.254147%50.254147%50%7,5141249.997024%49.997024%50%8,4001349.423040%49.423040%49%149,650150k49.364217%49.364217%49%9,3561449.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k48.636845%48.636845%49%7,3501548.484652%48.484652%48%7,4871648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.020803%48.020803%48%13,29613.3k1747.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.437686%47.437686%47%10,20110.2k1847.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M45.504960%45.504960%46%7,3851943.933816%43.933816%44%10,14310.1k2043.680749%43.680749%44%9,6982143.313966%43.313966%43%9,9152243.269921%43.269921%43%7,2332342.944452%42.944452%43%6,3242442.887883%42.887883%43%9,5672542.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k2641.987223%41.987223%42%6,17841.987223%41.987223%42%6,17841.987223%41.987223%42%6,17841.987223%41.987223%42%6,1782741.667718%41.667718%42%9,9092841.030195%41.030195%41%9,7022940.721440%40.721440%41%5,0013040.670640%40.670640%41%6,2103139.220463%39.220463%39%9,0163238.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k3338.587386%38.587386%39%7,8073437.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k3537.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k3635.938641%35.938641%36%6,8883735.677919%35.677919%36%6,4473834.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k3934.438861%34.438861%34%3,0844033.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k4133.008997%33.008997%33%4,9534232.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k4332.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k4432.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k4530.508748%30.508748%31%3,7844630.246052%30.246052%30%9,7484729.678947%29.678947%30%7,6454829.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k4926.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares Fitchburg to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fitchburg. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Married by County Subdivision#34

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Fitchburg, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Fitchburg
0%20%40%60%Count#Oyster BaySmithtownRamapoHuntingtonN HempsteadEdisonHempsteadWoodbridgeLakewoodBrookhavenGreenburghTown of IslipStaten IslandBabylonToms RivWorcesterWorcesterAmherstUnited StatesStamfordNew EnglandNortheastMassachusettsGreeceQueensZIP 01420FitchburgFitchburgFitchburgYonkersManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityBrooklynLynnBrocktonLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordCambridgeProvidenceSpringfieldPittsburghPhiladelphiaBronxManhattanBostonNewarkNew HvnSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochester67.294353%67.294353%67%65,97066.0k167.240118%67.240118%67%26,65626.7k264.323905%64.323905%64%22,37722.4k363.764393%63.764393%64%43,69243.7k463.248354%63.248354%63%48,42848.4k563.106359%63.106359%63%22,42822.4k659.227510%59.227510%59%143,160143k758.968828%58.968828%59%19,95820.0k858.909765%58.909765%59%13,98414.0k957.040769%57.040769%57%91,71391.7k1055.281137%55.281137%55%18,28718.3k1155.014053%55.014053%55%54,80554.8k1254.539376%54.539376%55%90,54390.5k1353.685164%53.685164%54%36,14336.1k1453.434078%53.434078%53%18,49318.5k1549.423040%49.423040%49%149,650150k49.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k49.033880%49.033880%49%24,38724.4k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k1747.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.697291%46.697291%47%19,01019.0k1844.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k1941.987223%41.987223%42%6,17841.987223%41.987223%42%6,17841.987223%41.987223%42%6,17841.987223%41.987223%42%6,17840.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k2039.047240%39.047240%39%17,67217.7k2138.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k2238.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k2337.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k2437.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k2537.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k2637.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k2734.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k2834.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2933.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k3033.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k3132.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k3232.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k3332.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3432.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k3532.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3629.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3729.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k3828.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k3927.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4027.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4127.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k4226.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4326.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4425.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4524.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4623.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4722.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444821.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234919.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Fitchburg to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fitchburg. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Married by County Subdivision#40

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Fitchburg, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Fitchburg
0%20%40%Count#HempsteadNW HarrisPlanoSan JoseE San Gabriel VlyNE TarrantSeattle EastAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lk CityOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San BernardinoWorcesterWorcesterUnited StatesNew EnglandSan DiegoSan Fernando VlyNortheastMassachusettsEl PasoFort WorthQueensTulsaSW DallasFresnoHoustonPhoenixNE DallasLas VegasTucsonSacramentoZIP 01420FitchburgFitchburgFitchburgAlbuquerqueLong Bch-Lakewood1, CharlotteSeattleBrooklynSan Antonio CntrlTampaAustinOrlandoSan FranciscoMiamiDenverLos AngelesChicagoColumbusAtlantaPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBronxManhattanBostonWashingtonBaltimoreDetroit59.227510%59.227510%59%143,160143k158.970655%58.970655%59%147,784148k258.722970%58.722970%59%117,480117k356.155513%56.155513%56%329,032329k456.150060%56.150060%56%148,431148k556.136383%56.136383%56%114,905115k655.866645%55.866645%56%127,724128k755.452266%55.452266%55%270,876271k854.546020%54.546020%55%105,204105k953.538307%53.538307%54%174,514175k1053.207769%53.207769%53%117,661118k1149.760860%49.760860%50%113,093113k1249.423040%49.423040%49%149,650150k49.248678%49.248678%49%170,920171k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.817936%47.817936%48%391,024391k1347.153157%47.153157%47%291,092291k1447.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M45.596507%45.596507%46%83,74383.7k1545.311033%45.311033%45%134,185134k1644.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k1744.033568%44.033568%44%103,681104k1843.845023%43.845023%44%142,317142k1943.733151%43.733151%44%97,82197.8k2043.635214%43.635214%44%505,284505k2143.280242%43.280242%43%495,480495k2242.704899%42.704899%43%243,397243k2342.324971%42.324971%42%280,852281k2442.304475%42.304475%42%146,684147k2542.251822%42.251822%42%172,308172k2641.987223%41.987223%42%6,17841.987223%41.987223%42%6,17841.987223%41.987223%42%6,17841.987223%41.987223%42%6,17840.600191%40.600191%41%102,077102k2740.380940%40.380940%40%80,07580.1k2840.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k2938.976276%38.976276%39%171,519172k3037.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k3137.246576%37.246576%37%83,94083.9k3236.331926%36.331926%36%94,68194.7k3336.297932%36.297932%36%120,985121k3434.824245%34.824245%35%76,94876.9k3534.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3634.614790%34.614790%35%116,386116k3733.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3833.396359%33.396359%33%312,631313k3932.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k4032.461440%32.461440%32%108,156108k4127.610773%27.610773%28%65,84765.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4427.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4527.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k4626.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4724.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4824.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Fitchburg. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Worcester
Metro Area:
Worcester Area
City:
Fitchburg
ZIP Code:
01420
Unified School District:
Fitchburg
Congressional District:
MA-3
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Worcester and Middlesex
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-3rd Worcester, MA-37th Middlesex
Neighboring Towns:
Ashburnham, Ashby, Lunenburg, Westminster
Nearby Towns:
Greenville, Lancaster, Mason, New Ipswich, Pepperell, Princeton, Shirley, Sterling, Townsend